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Author:   Kieran C.R. Fox ,  Kalina Christoff
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 25.70cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 17.50cm
Weight:   1.315kg
ISBN:  

9780190464745

ISBN 10:   0190464747
Pages:   632
Publication Date:   28 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"About the Editors Contributors Part I: Introduction and Overview 1. Introduction: Toward an Interdisciplinary Science of Spontaneous Thought Kieran C. R. Fox and Kalina Christoff Part II: Theoretical Perspectives 2. Why the Mind Wanders: How Spontaneous Thought's Default Variability May Support Episodic Efficiency and Semantic Optimization Caitlin Mills, Arianne Herrera-Bennett, Myrthe Faber, and Kalina Christoff 3. An Exploration/Exploitation Tradeoff Between Mind-Wandering and Goal-Directed Thinking Chandra S. Sripada 4. When the Absence of Reasoning Breeds Meaning: Metacognitive Appraisals of Spontaneous Thought Carey K. Morewedge and Daniella M. Kupor 5. The Mind Wanders with Ease: Low Motivational Intensity is an Essential Quality of Mind-Wandering Dylan Stan and Kalina Christoff 6. How does the brain's spontaneous activity generate our thoughts? The spatiotemporal theory of task-unrelated thought (STTT) Georg Northoff 7. Investigating the elements of thought: Towards a component process account of spontaneous Cognition Jonathan Smallwood, Daniel Margulies, Boris C. Bernhardt, and Elizabeth Jeffries Part III: Philosophical, Evolutionary, and Historical Perspectives 8. The Philosophy of Mind-Wandering Zachary C. Irving and Evan Thompson 9. Why is mind wandering interesting for philosophers? Thomas Metzinger 10. Spontaneity in Evolution, Learning, Creativity, and Free Will: Spontaneous Variation in Four Selectionist Phenomena Dean Keith Simonton 11. How Does the Waking and Sleeping Brain Produce Spontaneous Thought and Imagery, and Why? John S. Antrobus 12. Spontaneous Thinking in Creative Lives: Building Connections Between Science and History Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Part IV: Mind-Wandering and Daydreaming 13. Functional neuroanatomy of spontaneous thought Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna, Zachary C. Irving, Kieran C. R. Fox, R. Nathan Spreng, and Kalina Christoff 14. Neural Origins of Self-Generated Cognition: Insights from Intracranial Electrical Stimulation and Recordings in Humans Kieran C. R. Fox 15. Mind-wandering and self-referential thought Arnaud D'Argembeau 16. Phenomenological Properites of Mind-Wandering and Daydreaming: A Historical Overview and Functional Correlates David Stawarczyk 17. Spontaneous thought and goal pursuit: From functions such as planning to dysfunctions such as rumination Eric Klinger, Ernst H. W. Koster, and Igor Marchetti 18. Unraveling What's On Our Minds: How Different Types of Mind-Wandering Affect Cognition and Behavior Claire M. Zedelius and Jonathan W. Schooler 19. Mind-wandering and events in the external world: Electrophysiological evidence for attentional Decoupling Julia W. Y. Kam and Todd C. Handy 20. Mind-wandering in educational settings Jeffrey D. Wammes, Paul Seli, and Daniel Smilek Part V: Creativity and Insight 21. Interacting Brain Networks Underlying Creative Cognition and Artistic Performance Roger E. Beaty and Rex E. Jung 22. Spontaneous and controlled processes in creative cognition Mathias Benedek and Emanuel Jauk 23. Wandering and Direction in Creative Production Charles Dobson 24. Flow as spontaneous thought: Insight and implicit learning John Vervaeke, Leo Ferraro, and Arianne Herrera-Bennett 25. Internal Orientation in Aesthetic Experience Oshin Vartanian 26. Neuropsychopharmacology of Flexible and Creative Thinking David Q. Beversdorf Part VI: Sleep, Dreaming, and Memory 27. Dreaming is an intensified form of mind-wandering, based in augmented portions of the default network G. William Domhoff 28. Neural Correlates of Self-Generated Imagery and Cognition Throughout the Sleep Cycle Kieran C. R. Fox and Manesh Girn 29. Spontaneous thought, insight, and control in lucid dreams Jennifer M. Windt and Ursula Voss 30. Microdream neurophenomenology: A paradigm for dream neuroscience Tore A. Nielsen 31. Sleep paralysis: Phenomenology, Neurophysiology, and Treatment Elizaveta Solomonova 32. Dreaming and Waking Thought as a Reflection of Memory Consolidation Erin J. Wamsley 33. Involuntary Autobiographical Memories: Spontaneous Recollections of the Past John H. Mace Part VII: Clinical Contexts, Contemplative Traditions, and Altered States of Consciousness 34. Potential Clinical Benefits and Risks of Spontaneous Thought: Unconstrained Attention as a Way Into and a Way Out of Psychological Disharmony Dylan Stan and Kalina Christoff 35. Candidate Mechanisms of Spontaneous Cognition as Revealed By Dementia Syndromes Claire O'Callaghan and Muireann Irish 36. Rumination is a Sticky Form of Spontaneous Thought Elizabeth DuPre and R. Nathan Spreng 37. Pain and Spontaneous Thought Aaron Kucyi 38. Spontaneous thought in contemplative traditions Halvor Eifring 39. Catching the Wandering Mind: Meditation as a Window into Spontaneous Thought Wendy Hasenkamp 40. Spontaneous Mental Experiences in Extreme and Unusual Environments Peter Suedfeld, A. Dennis Rank, and Marek Malus 41. Cultural neurophenomenology of psychedelic thought: Guiding the ""unconstrained"" mind through ritual and context Michael Lifshitz, Eli Sheiner, and Laurence Kirmayer"

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The Oxford Handbook of Spontaneous Thought is a treasure trove of thoughtful commentary on one of the most intriguing and unique aspects of human cognition: the private conversations we have with ourselves. Kieran Fox and Kalina Christo have assembled over 60 experts, ranging from cognitive neuroscientists to philosophers, who provide an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this important subject. This volume is clearly a landmark for cognitive neuroscience. -- Marcus E. Raichle, MD, Washington University in St. Louis According to one estimate, the mind wanders at least 30 percent of the time. One writer suggests that the time between self-referent thoughts might serve as a basic measure of personality. For anyone interested in what the mind actually does with its time, and how it relates to brain networks, this is the volume you need to read. -- Michael Posner, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon A stunning compendium from leading scientists who study spontaneous thought, with deep implications for understanding creativity, daydreaming, and productivity. It is the definitive resource for students and scientists alike. -- Dr. Daniel J. Levitin, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; James McGill Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience, McGill University; author of The Organized Mind Mind-wandering, imagining, creative thinking, dreaming, problem solving: All are common experiences within our inner worlds, yet are some of the most di cult aspects of cognition to study and understand. This outstanding Handbook takes the eld forward in this endeavor. Fox and Christo have brought together top established researchers and up-and-coming stars in the field of spontaneous thinking, providing readers with historical context, theoretical insights, and details on cutting-edge developments in neuroscientific approaches. This volume should be in the collection of anyone interested in spontaneous and creative aspects of cognition. -- Donna Rose Addis, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Auckland

Author Information

Kieran C.R. Fox studied neuroscience, philosophy, and world religions during his undergraduate degree at McGill University. He used functional neuroimaging to study the cognitive neuroscience of meditation and spontaneous thought during his Masters and PhD at the University of British Columbia, working with Dr. Kalina Christoff. Currently, he is using intracranial electroencephalography to pursue these lines of research in the Department of Neurology at Stanford University, working with Dr. Josef Parvizi. Kalina Christoff is a Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Her work focuses on understanding human thought, using a combination of functional neuroimaging (fMRI), behavioral testing, and theoretical work.

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